Handbook

Design is one of the critical foundations of engineering and a main component in creating value. A good engineer has complex technical skills, but also creative skills, project management and teamworking skills, and knowledge of professional ethical standards in design. 

DESN2000 aims to further develop your skills in engineering design with a particular focus on the early stages, where innovative concepts are created in response to open-ended problems. These skills will be developed in the context of an engineering project, with a focus on three areas: (1) research techniques needed to understand design problems and discover concepts, (2) technical skills needed to build a concept, and (3) evaluation methods for evaluating the concept. Alongside the development of design skills, the course also aims to develop your readiness for professional practice by deepening your understanding and skills in effective project management, teamwork and communication.

The course builds on the teamwork, communication, and project management skills introduced in DESN1000. Skills learned in DESN2000 are further deepened in DESN3000, which will develop skills for managing design in commercial context.

With DESN1000 and DESN3000, DESN2000 provides design skills described in Engineers Australia’s Stage 1 Competencies, especially competencies 1.3, 1.5, 1.6; 2., 2.3; and 3.2 and 3.6.

Students who require DESN2000 should enrol in a specific term according to their Engineering Specialisation:

Term 2:
Students with specialisations offered by the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
Students with specialisations offered by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Students with specialisations offered by the School of Computer Science and Engineering

Term 3:
Students with specialisations offered by the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Students with specialisations offered by the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
Students with specialisations offered by the School of Chemical Engineering
Students with specialisations offered by the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering

Prerequisite Conditions:

1. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: (DESN1000 or DPST1071) and MMAN1130 and enrolled in an MME streams (AEROAH, MECHAH, MANFAH, MTRNAH)
2. School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications: (DESN1000 or DPST1071) and ELEC2141 and (COMP1511 or COMP1521)
3. School of Chemical Engineering: (DESN1000 or DPST1071) and CEIC2000 and (CHEM1821 or CHEM1021 or CHEM1041) 
4. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering: (DESN1000 or DPST1071) and enrolled in a Civil & Environmental Engineering streams (CVENAH, CVENBH, GMATDH)
5. School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering: (DESN1000 or DPST1071) and SOLA 2051
6. School of Computer Science and Engineering: (COMPBH and COMP1521 and (DESN1000 or DPST1071)) or (SENGAH/BINFAH and COMP 2521 and (DESN1000 or DPST1071))
7. School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering: (MINEAH and (DESN1000 or DPST1071)) or (PETRAH and CEIC2001 and (DESN1000 or DPST1071))